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ficha

card

noun FEE-chah Rare

Also means

token

Usage Note

Ficha covers a wide range of flat tokens or cards: a domino tile, a casino chip, a record card or file (ficha policial — police record), or a form to fill in. Echar fichas is informal for hitting on someone (flirting). The related verb is fichar — both 'to clock in/out' at work and 'to sign' a player for a team.

Examples

"Movió su ficha tres casillas."

Natural Translation

She moved her token three squares.

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